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| Date: | Tuesday 27 February 1917 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2e |
| Owner/operator: | 8 Sqn RFC |
| Registration: | 2530 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Blaireville, Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France region -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
27.2.17: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2e No. 2530 from 8 Squadron, RFC. Shot down in flames over Blairville, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Arras, Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France (at approximate Coordinates: 50°13′14″N 2°42′53″E). Both crew of B.E.2e No.2530 - Second Lieutenants Edwin Albert Pope (aged 27) and Hubert Alfred Johnson (ged 23) - were KIA (Killed In Action). Shot down by air ace Werner Voss - it was his 10th victory in air to air combat
Sources:
1. http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/index.php
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_victories_of_Werner_Voss
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/91581/pope,-edwin-albert/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/91314/johnson,-hubert-alfred/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2019 03:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2019 12:59 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 08-Feb-2019 00:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
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